Randall Kennedy Reviews Eric Foner’s Recent Book on the Reconstruction Amendments in LRB
Legal scholar Randall Kennedy reviews Eric Foner’s new book on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments in the London Review of Books. Foner’s The Second…
Book Review-The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields by C. Dier
The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields by C. Dier published by History Press (2017) 147 pages Harcover $23.99, Paperback $20.16, Kindle…
Dr. Stephanie McCurry: The Confederate States of America Free Zoom Webinar Recording
Our friends at the Journal of the Civil War Era have been organizing webinars on Zoom to keep the historical discussion fresh. I will post…
Gettysburg Times Covers Historians’ Day of Action #WeWantMoreHistory
On September 30, 2020, the Gettysburg Times published an article on the Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg. I was fortunate enough to have been…
NY Times Covers Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg and Other Civil War Sites
Over the weekend, I participated in the #WeWantMoreHistory Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg. Little did I realize the New York Times would cover it….
Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America by Douglas R Egerton
Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America by Douglas R Egerton published by Basic Books (2016) 450pp. $32.00 Hardcover $20.99…
Historian Describes How She Will Join Civil War Day of Action
The Journal of the Civil War Era is organizing a national day of action for historians at historic sites around the country on September 26…
Historians Day of Action at Civil War Sites this Saturday
Kate Masur and Greg Downs, editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era have issued a call for historians to do “good history” this…
Radical Warrior: August Willich’s Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General by David Dixon
Radical Warrior: August Willich’s Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General by David Dixon published by University of Tennessee Press (2020) $40.00 Hardcover. Author David…
Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga by Eric J. Wittenberg
Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga by Eric J. Wittenberg published by Savas Beattie (2018) Hardcover $29.95 Kindle $9.99…